The New Zealand government has announced a new major horticulture project to boost productivity of Māori-owned land in Hawke’s Bay. Agriculture minister Damien O’Connor said the NZ$440,000 (US$293,000) will enable […]
mer 23/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The Spanish region of Andalucia has ignored the protests of the central government, the EU, UNESCO and several ecological groups by voting to grant an amnesty for illegal strawberry farmers […]
lun 14/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The organisers of the 2022 International Agricultural Show have confirmed that the 58th edition will take place at Porte de Versailles in Paris from February 26th to March 6th 2022 […]
jeu 03/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Agrarian organisations, agro-food cooperatives and Coexphal protested last week outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food against the crisis the sector is currently going through. Farmers […]
lun 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The English and Welsh farming unions NFU and NFU Cymru have expressed concern over the implications for British farmers of a free trade deal with New Zealand, announced in principle […]
mar 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Official projections indicate a smaller Spanish citrus crop in 2021/22, with total output down 4.8% Y-O-Y to 6.7 million tons, which is 2.1% below the five-year average. The biggest drop […]
jeu 07/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
2020 was a challenging but ultimately positive year for the EU’s agri-food exporters, while on the import side, the EU became the third largest importer after the US and China, […]
jeu 30/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Faced with a long-term drought hitting much of Chile, the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture has decreed an agricultural emergency zone in the regions of Coquimbo, Valparaíso, O’Higgins and Maule, which […]
lun 30/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
EU apple production is set to grow by 10% this season. However, pear volumes are estimated to plummet by 28%, according to data presented at the Prognosfruit 2021 Online Conference. […]
jeu 19/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Citrus greening disease was spotted in two citrus trees in San Diego County last week, prompting The California Department of Food and Agriculture to establish boundaries of quarantine. The bacterial […]
jeu 19/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
